 A childhood interest in Egyptian hieroglyphs led Glyphdoctors founder Nicole Hansen to obtain a BA in Egyptology at the University of California at Berkeley and an MA in the same field at the University of Chicago. She recently completed her doctorate from the latter institution, with a dissertation on childbirth-related concepts and practices in Egypt from ancient to modern times.
Nicole specializes in the study of connections between ancient and modern Egyptian culture. For her, Egypt is not simply a culture of the past, it is a living and vibrant one. Nicole has spent nearly seven years living in Egypt and she finds that her research often has close links with life there. Nicole brings to Glyphdoctors a wide range of teaching experience at all levels, including at the University of Chicago and the American University in Cairo. She has taught classroom, correspondence and Internet courses on hieroglyphs and Egyptian culture. She also lectures and publishes articles for scholarly and popular audiences, and is preparing an unpublished manuscript by the late Omm Sety about ancient traditions in modern Egypt for publication. Through Glyphdoctors, she combines her teaching experience with her interest in using the Internet to present Egyptology to diverse audiences. As a staff member of Kent Weeks' Theban Mapping Project, Nicole edited their highly acclaimed website on the Valley of the Kings. As field archive manager for Mark Lehner's Giza Plateau Mapping Project, she participated in the development of an online field database. She also worked on a project to digitize historically important Egyptology publications at the University of Chicago library, and taught an online course on Egyptian folklore for the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago. Nicole is excited about the new opportunities that this Web site opens up to Egypt enthusiasts around the world, saying: "Most Egyptologists spend their time holed up in a tomb or in a dusty library with their noses stuck in books, ignoring that the public is fascinated by the work they are doing. Many other people dream of becoming Egyptologists, but very few have a chance to realize these dreams. I've been very fortunate to do so and I would like to provide everyone with the opportunity to follow their passion for ancient Egypt by launching Glyphdoctors." Glyphdoctors was opened to the public in April 2005 with free discussion forums about ancient Egypt. An online course in hieroglyphs began in 2006, and several other Egyptology courses are offered on this Web site as well. In April 2007, Egyptologist Edmund Meltzer joined Glyphdoctors to teach an upcoming course in ancient Egyptian religion. Nicole is also available as a lecturer for Egyptological societies and tours to Egypt, and as an Egyptological consultant. Her complete CV can be viewed here. You can contact her directly if you have any questions or comments. | Skip Login LoginOmm Sety's Living Egypt Now Available Glyphdoctors first publication, Omm Sety's Living Egypt is now available. You may purchase it via Amazon. To visit our new Omm Sety Web site, click on the book cover above. Latest News
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